Just the Heads Let us drill down, just a bit. Judith The Handmaid Señor Holofernes
Category: Fine Arts
In our past couple of blotts, we’ve mentioned the Power of Women movement during the baroque and renaissance art periods, so we were digging into the paintings a bit more. Disturbingly, there are a huge number of renaissance paintings of a woman (Judith) cutting off the head of a scruffy guy (Holofernes). A Little Background- […]
Our Lady of Leiden — The Herring Sentinel Let us introduce you to Our Lady of Leiden – the mythological icon heroine who represents the bravery and fortitude of the people of Leiden when besieged by the Spanish in 1574. This story was featured in yesterday’s blott. Domains: Appearance & Iconography [ed. note: Our Lady […]
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R.U.R.
As part of our daily morning routine, we were reviewing the BBC pre-WW2 broadcast schedules. Today we made this fascinating discovery – the first ever televised Sci-Fi program: The broadcast was based on a 1920 Czech play by Karel Čapek, called R.U.R. The play introduced the word “robot” into the English language. Elder G Weighs […]
Because ‘fine’ is a matter of opinion. With our recent interest in olive oil production, confused Elder JimZim has donated $3.141 million dollars to the establishement of the WLBOTT Museum of Finer-Than-Average Arts. Features: This museum could easily become a cultural beacon – or at least the world’s most earnest center for misplaced artistic enthusiasm. […]
At 3:07am this morning, as the WLBOTT creative team was reading random Wikipedia articles, we came across the phrase “The Concept of Fiveness.” Thumbs as an Aid to Eating Termites Scenes from the Marital Discord Server WLBOTT Disclaimer of Unoriginality WLBOTT can not make a claim of originality in today’s blott, because we were inspired […]
“How Many More Times,” the thunderous, swaggering closer to Led Zeppelin I. Clocking in at over 8 minutes, it’s part blues, part psychedelic jam, part voodoo incantation. Bonham goes full thunder god, Page bows his guitar like a pagan sorcerer, and somewhere in that sonic haze, we meet… Rosie. Elder G I asked Elder G […]
We found many intriguing restaurants in Rjukan on TripAdvisor. Here’s a sample of some of the food awaiting you. In searching for restaurants in and around Rjukan (and there are many delightful places), we came across this kid-friendly farm and cafe: To assist those who don’t speak Norwegian, Google Translate offers the following: Dorthe Erichsen […]
We continue our journey to find solace and succor in art. Please join us at the WLBOTT Art Gallery and Laundromat. Beata Beatrix The WLBOTT Solace and Succor Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s elegiac painting of Dante’s muse, Beatrice, caught in that suspended moment between life and death, ecstasy and stillness. Beatrice stands for purity, memory, and artistic obsession. WLBOTT Elders are similarly devoted […]
As the world crumbles around us (today it is L.A.), let us find solace and succor in art. Ophelia The WLBOTT Solace and Succor “The Lady of Shalott” by John William Waterhouse The Lady of Shalott, an 1888 oil-on-canvas painting, is one of John William Waterhouse‘s most famous works. It depicts a scene from Tennyson’s […]